Is it possible to throw a knife without it spinning?

Question

i've read that it is but i don't know if it's true or if it's just something that looks good in cartoons.
if it is can anyone direct me to a site/book that has instructions on how to do it.

Thanks.

Answer 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpEZEFnYOY4

http://www.knifethrowing.info/flyingknife.html

don't know if this helps but whatever...

Answer 2

A knife? Why on earth would you do that? =P

Anyways.. In most of the shinobi clans, and they still do exist today, each have a way of throwing "darts" of various shapes and sizes - shuriken jutsu- Specifically, Bo shuriken for this Q (they resemble needles, but in some schools, they resemble kunai - dagger like darts).

These shuriken can be thrown with or without spinning, depending on the range - the further the target, the more spin that is required to make it penetrate at that range.. generally, there is no spin needed between 0-1.5m.

You might want to join a school specialising in taijutsu if you want to learn shuriken jutsu.

Answer 3

Yes, it is, but only if the intended target is 6 ft. away or less. To accomplish, this take the knife by the handle or grip with the tip pointing to your target, and throw it as you would a baseball, there will be no spin at this distance any further and the knife will start to spin.
Learn how I learned the old fashioned way, practice, practice.

Answer 4

Add some common sense to your question and the answer will be yes. For example, when you fly a paper airplane, why does it fly strange? It all depend on how the knife were designed for.

Answer 5

no it always spins, and they turn a flip and a half every three feet, so if you can judge the distance to the target you should make it stick every time. good luck.

Answer 6

I don't know for sure but thinking about fisics i think you can if you can through it at the right angle

Answer 7

I guess its possible, but you would have to throw it like you would a dart.

Answer 8

yah

Answer 9

yes it is but very difficult.

Answer 10

NO